SOLUTION: -4(3x-4)=2(4x-24)

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Question 681636: -4(3x-4)=2(4x-24)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-4%283x-4%29=2%284x-24%29 Start with the given equation.


-12x%2B16=8x-48 Distribute.


-12x=8x-48-16 Subtract 16 from both sides.


-12x-8x=-48-16 Subtract 8x from both sides.


-20x=-48-16 Combine like terms on the left side.


-20x=-64 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%28-64%29%2F%28-20%29 Divide both sides by -20 to isolate x.


x=16%2F5 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is x=16%2F5